Favourite stories for the villains
Ok, a positive thread for the bad guys where you get to cite and discuss your favourite story or stories the various villains appeared in. I'll cite my favourite one for Ock:
Doc Ock: I have many favourites for this guy, as you may have guessed. But I particulary love the 7 part story done in Spectacular Spider-Man #73-79. In this arc, Doc Ock goes to war with the Owl for this device that can nuke the whole city killing everyone. Owl wants to use it to blackmail the city. Ock wants to use it to prove he is the most dangerous man alive.
After raiding the Owl's lair, and beating him senseless, Spidey and Black Cat have to stop Ock from retrieving the device. Black Cat smashes the device, and then foolishly tries to take on Ock solo, and she ends up being beaten to a pulp, and then mercilessly shot several times by Ock's gang. Spidey, who is in love with Black Cat during this period, goes beserk, and has to rush her to hospital where she has to have open heart surgery.
Meanwhile Ock upgrades his tentacles and makes them stronger than ever. He then goes on a revenge quest to kill both Spidey and Black Cat for ruining his scheme.
He goes to the hospital where Black Cat is recuperating from her operation, and Spidey is watching over her. Ock smashes thru the windo, and delivers his death threat that in 24 hours he'd kill them both. He warned them in advance because he wanted Spidey to live in fear for a whole day before killing. Ock then smashes Cat's life support machine and leaves.
Spidey spends the next day visiting all his friends and loved ones like Aunt May Harry etc, as he thinks he may not live to see them again. He then returns to the hospital and awaits Ock's arrival with the Cops. As his Spidey sense warns him that Ock's coming, he gets the Police to get Black Cat out of there.
The battle that then ensues is awesome, as Spidey and Ock literally spend the whole issue fighting, from the hospital, onto the streets, onto the highway as Ock chases Black Cat's ambulance, onto the train yards where Ock actually smahses a locomotive coming towards him, and finally onto a construction site where Spidey finally manages to beat Ock.
Amazing, amazing story. Doc Ock is so ruthless, twisted, and bloodthirsty in this story. Spidey has one of his best battles ever. His scenes watching over the wounded Black Cat in hospital are really touching. Even better are the ones where he goes to see Aunt May and all his friends, thinking he may never see them again.
So, what are your favourite stories for the villains, guys? I'll add some more of mine later for the likes of Green Goblin, Venom, Mysterio, Electro etc.